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Review | The Kartli Kingdom — a heartfelt examination of Georgia’s IDP housing crisis
This French–Georgian co-production observes a close-knit community of IDPs from Abkhazia residing in an abandoned Soviet-era resort in Tbilisi.
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Review | Stalin’s Cola — the story of Georgia’s famous Lagidze lemonades
In his latest documentary, award-winning director Stefan Tolz examines Georgia’s premier lemonade company — and why it failed to beat Coca-Cola.
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Review | The Northeast Winds and Goodnight, Mister Stalin — two films on Gori, Stalin, and loss
These two documentaries set in Stalin’s home of Gori offer two tonally different reflections on his enduring cult of personality in modern Georgia.
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Review | Searching for Satyrus — butterflies, family secrets, and cross-border collaboration
Azerbaijani photographer Rena Effendi’s debut documentary explores the effects of state and familial conflict in the search for an elusive butterfly.
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Review | The Harvest — crypto mining in Georgia’s wine region
Misho Antadze’s debut documentary is a solemn ethnographic study of the coexistence between Kakhetian traditions and a futuristic industry.
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Review | Dry Leaf — a Georgian masterclass on filming the unfilmable
Alexander Koberidze’s three-hour film tracking down football fields across rural Georgia is no ordinary road movie.
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Review | Prisoners of Conscience — Georgian filmmakers tell the stories of detained protesters
The short documentaries were screened at the London Georgian Film Festival the same day as Georgia’s controversial municipal elections.
